diff --git a/src/fsfw/cfdp/handler/ReservedMessageParser.cpp b/src/fsfw/cfdp/handler/ReservedMessageParser.cpp
index 0f3ffdd4..ffd2fdc6 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/cfdp/handler/ReservedMessageParser.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw/cfdp/handler/ReservedMessageParser.cpp
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ cfdp::ReservedMessageParser::ReservedMessageParser(StorageManagerIF& ipcStore,
 
 ReturnValue_t cfdp::ReservedMessageParser::parse(const MessageToUserTlv* msgsToUserArray,
                                                  size_t numMsgToUser) {
-  ReturnValue_t result;
+  ReturnValue_t result = returnvalue::OK;
   cfdp::StringLv sourceFileName;
   cfdp::StringLv destFileName;
   PutRequest putRequest;